What's So Funny? Humor for the Middle School Library
Definition
Books that entertain and amuse readers by attempting to make them laugh are classified as humor. Books in this genre often employ sarcasm, satire, exaggeration, and references to bodily excretions or potty humor.
Reading Assignment
Select two titles from the lists below and share the titles on Goodreads.
I Even Funnier by James Patterson December release Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made by Stephan Pastis The Surprise Attack of Jabba the Puppet by Tom Angleberber Bad Unicorn by Platte F. Clark I am a Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I Want to Be Your Class President by Josh Lieb Odd Squad Zero Tolerance by Michael Fry Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Summer Vacation by Tommy Greenwald I Represent Sean Rosen by Jeff Barron Vordak the Incomprehensible: Time Travel Trouble Pinocula: The Creature from My Closet by Obert Skye The Barftastic Life of Louie Burger by Jenny Meyerhoff Otis Dooda: Strange But True by Ellen Potter Zits: Chillax by Jerry Scott Jack Strong Takes a Stand by Tommy Greenwald The Awesome Almost 100% True Adventures of Matt & Craz by Alan Silberberg What We Found in the Sofa and How it Saved the World by Henry Clark All the Wrong Questions: When Did You See Her Last? by Lemony Snicket Hero's Guide to Storming the Castle by Christopher Healy 45 Pounds More or Less by Kelly Barson Pickle by Kim Baker
What's So Funny? Humor for the Middle School Library
Definition
Books that entertain and amuse readers by attempting to make them laugh are classified as humor. Books in this genre often employ sarcasm, satire, exaggeration, and references to bodily excretions or potty humor.
Reading Assignment
Select two titles from the lists below and share the titles on Goodreads.
Technology Assignment
Explore some of the Youtube book trailer channels below. Share a link to one of your favorite book trailers and explain how you could use these with your students.Harper Teen, Penguin Young Readers, Randon House Kids, Disney Books, Simon and Schuster, Candlewick Press, Macmillan Childrens, Book Trailers 4 All, and Harper Kids.
Narrative Fiction
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series by Jeff Kinney
Big Nate Series by Lincoln Pierce
Dork Diaries Series by Rachel Renee Russell
Captain Underpants Series by Dav Pilkey
//Origami Yoda// series by Tom Angleberger
//Dear Dumb Diary// series by Jim Benton
//Middle School// series by James Patterson
//Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder// by Jo Nesbo
//The Princess Diaries// by Meg Cabot
//The Princess Bride// by William Goldman
Schooled, Gordon Korman
Liar, Liar, Gary Paulsen
Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie by David Lubar
Odd Squad by Michael Fry
Charlie Joe Jackson Series by Tommy Greenwald
Vordak the Incomprehensible series
The Creature from My Closet by Obert Skye
Planet Tad by Tim Carvell
I Funny by James Patterson
All the Wrong Questions, Lemony Snicket
The Hero's Guide Saga by Christopher Healy
Guys Read: Funny Business
New Titles
I Even Funnier by James Patterson December releaseTimmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made by Stephan Pastis
The Surprise Attack of Jabba the Puppet by Tom Angleberber
Bad Unicorn by Platte F. Clark
I am a Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I Want to Be Your Class President by Josh Lieb
Odd Squad Zero Tolerance by Michael Fry
Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Summer Vacation by Tommy Greenwald
I Represent Sean Rosen by Jeff Barron
Vordak the Incomprehensible: Time Travel Trouble
Pinocula: The Creature from My Closet by Obert Skye
The Barftastic Life of Louie Burger by Jenny Meyerhoff
Otis Dooda: Strange But True by Ellen Potter
Zits: Chillax by Jerry Scott
Jack Strong Takes a Stand by Tommy Greenwald
The Awesome Almost 100% True Adventures of Matt & Craz by Alan Silberberg
What We Found in the Sofa and How it Saved the World by Henry Clark
All the Wrong Questions: When Did You See Her Last? by Lemony Snicket
Hero's Guide to Storming the Castle by Christopher Healy
45 Pounds More or Less by Kelly Barson
Pickle by Kim Baker
Ideas for Promoting this Genre
Rachel Moani - Display idea pictured aboveOnline Resources for this Genre
SLJ Focus On Humor That is Seriously Funny
Nerdy Book Club: Top Ten Middle Grade Read Alouds That Will Have Kids Rolling on the Floor Laughing
YALSA, The Hub Gere Guide: Young Adult Humor
YALSA, The Hub. Where Has All the Humor Gone in YA Books?
Goodreads - Popular Middle Grade Humor Books
Ms. Yingling Reads. Humorous
David Lubar's Humor Page
Guys Read: Funny
Book Trailers
Dead End in Norvelt - Gothic HumorThe Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom
Who Could That Be at this Hour?
Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made
I am a Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I Want to Be Your Class President
Page adapted with permission from Jennifer Tazerouti.